College of Veterinary Medicine

Commencement lets you share the excitement and importance of academic accomplishments with peers, family, and friends.

Commencement ceremony for the professional Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. Doors will open at 7:00 pm. No tickets required. Event open to all.

Dr. Florencia D’Andrea, University of British Columbia
Topic: TBD

Pausing for 2-3 minutes during a lecture/clinical teaching can significantly increase short-term memory and embed knowledge into students’ long-term memory (Ruhl, et al., 1987; Prince, 2004). Join this session to see examples of how pausing at the start of teaching can provide an opportunity to focus attention, use predictions, and assess previous knowledge.

Effective multimedia learning resources are simple and follow evidence-based design principles. In this session, you will have the opportunity to learn and apply key principles of multimedia learning to create educational resources such as training videos, PowerPoints or eLearning courses.

Celebrate Dr. Bill Davis’s illustrious career and the contributions of the Washington State University (WSU) Monoclonal Antibody Center to the veterinary immunology field.
Bill conceived the WSU Monoclonal Antibody Center in 1979, and the Center has since provided necessary immune reagents to scientists in the fields of veterinary immunology and infectious diseases.

Pausing for 2-3 minutes during a lecture/clinical teaching can significantly increase short-term memory and embed knowledge into students’ long-term memory (Ruhl, et al., 1987; Prince, 2004). Join this session to see examples of how pausing at the start of teaching can provide an opportunity to focus attention, use predictions, and assess previous knowledge.

Theme: Exploring scientific contributions in the fields of female and male reproduction, endocrinology, reproductive disorders, and cancer biology.

A thorough professional dossier is valuable in promotion applications, award nominations, and teaching development. In this session, we will critique examples of dossier components and demonstrate how collegial feedback can be used to create effective outcomes.